# Matthew 27:18

> For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

— Matthew 27:18, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The two dates put forward for the crucifixion are AD 30 and 33, both within Pilate's prefecture (AD 26-36) and both falling on a Friday at Passover.

## Who ruled

- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Proverbs 27:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/27/4
- Mark 15:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/10
- Acts 5:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/17
- Genesis 37:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/37/11
- Acts 7:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/9
- Acts 13:45 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/45
- James 4:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/james/4/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/18
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